CVE-2026-79855 Authentication Bypass in the SSH Daemon of AOS-8 leads to Complete System Compromise
Critical 9.8
Published
Updated
Check this codebase for CVE-2026-79855 and fix it if it is affected.
What it is: CVE-2026-79855 is a critical vulnerability in Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) ArubaOS (AOS), published on 22 Oct 2026.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-79855 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Affected product: Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) ArubaOS (AOS). No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.
Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.
Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-79855/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-79855/index.md)
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2026-79855?
CVE-2026-79855 is a critical vulnerability in Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) ArubaOS (AOS), published on 22 Oct 2026.
Official description
An authentication bypass vulnerability in the SSH daemon of AOS-8 allows an unauthenticated remote attacker to circumvent existing authentication controls. Successful exploitation allows an attacker to gain administrative privileges leading to complete compromise of the AOS-8 host.
Weakness: CWE-288
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-79855?
How do I fix CVE-2026-79855?
No fix has been published for CVE-2026-79855 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2026-79855 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-79855 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-vfhh-p9v5-79v7.